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NCT02693743 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as Treatment for Acute Suicidality in Adult Patients

A NA study, sponsored by University of Arkansas.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1
Enrollment target

NCT02693743: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of Arkansas.

NCT02693743 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Arkansas. The registered enrollment target is 1 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02693743, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Arkansas.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Suicide was responsible for almost 40,000 deaths in 2011 in America. It is still singularly difficult to predict who is going to commit suicide and how to establish adequate interventions. Growing evidence supports the view that suicide is associated with poor decision making. Suicide is hypothesized to be triggered by stressful situations that create overwhelming psychological pain in an individual who chooses to terminate his/her own life, disregarding all future consequences. We have previously demonstrated rewarding impulsive choice common to both recent suicide attempters and suicidal depressed patients (1). Consistent with these findings, we hypothesize that high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the left prefrontal cortex will improve impulsive response tendencies as measured by the delay discounting procedure, and this in turn will be associated with a faster resolution of suicidal ideation. To these effects we will be using a randomized control trial of rTMS in adult inpatients at the Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI) hospitalized for acute suicidality. At the conclusion of these studies, we will have tested the value of decision making in the development of suicide ideation and behavior, as well as piloted the use of rTMS in the treatment of these patients.

Primary Outcome

Change in suicidal ideation between baseline assessment and following 3 day TMS trial.

Interventions

  • DEVICE repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1 participants
Start Date 2017-05-22
Est. Completion 2019-02-28
Phase NA
University of Arkansas

318 total trials

Why NCT02693743 stopped before completion

NCT02693743 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 1 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is the first listed.

NCT02693743 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02693743 about?

NCT02693743 is a clinical study titled "Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as Treatment for Acute Suicidality in Adult Patients". Suicide was responsible for almost 40,000 deaths in 2011 in America. It is still singularly difficult to predict who is going to commit suicide and how to establish adequate interventions. Growing evidence supports the view that suicide is associated with poor decision making. Suicide is hypothesize...

What is the current status of trial NCT02693743?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1 participants. The study started on 2017-05-22. Estimated completion is 2019-02-28.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02693743?

The interventions under investigation include: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02693743?

This trial is sponsored by University of Arkansas, which has 318 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02693743's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1 2001st of 2000 the lowest of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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